Unleashed (Mark Collie album)

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Unleashed
Mark Collie Unleashed.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedLate 1993 at Soundstage Recording, Studios A & B
Genre Country
Length38:40
Label MCA Records
Producer Don Cook
Mark Collie chronology
Mark Collie
(1993)
Unleashed
(1994)
Tennessee Plates
(1995)
Singles from Unleashed
  1. "Hard Lovin' Woman"
    Released: August 29, 1994

Unleashed is the fourth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Mark Collie. It was released in 1994.

Contents

The first single from the record, called "It Is No Secret", missed the Top 40 entirely, but the next single, called "Hard Lovin' Woman" peaked at number 13.

It is notable for being his last record before Collie switched to Giant Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records, that same year.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Brian Mansfield of AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that it "continued in the vein of Mark Collie ." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard Lovin' Woman" Mark Collie, Don Cook, John Barlow Jarvis 3:19
2."It Is No Secret"Collie, Mike Reid 3:37
3."All I Want Is You"Collie, James House 3:35
4."Waiting"Collie, Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter4:02
5."Ring of Fire" Merle Kilgore, June Carter 4:24
6."Rainy Day Woman"Collie, Cook, Jarvis2:51
7."When You Belonged To Me"Collie, Cook, Jarvis3:38
8."God Didn't Make Me That Strong"Collie, Cook3:26
9."Lonely Streak"Collie, Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy4:26
10."Unleashed"Collie, Gary Nicholson 5:22
Total length:38:40

Production

Personnel

The Nashville String Machine: Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Lee Larrison, Ted Madsen, Conni Ellisor, Alan Umstead, Dave Davidson, Mary K. Vanosdale, Bob Mason, John Catchings

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  1. 1 2 Mansfield, Brian. "Unleashed - Mark Collie". AllMusic . Retrieved May 22, 2012.